Posted by fires on December 22, 2005, at 11:50:22
In reply to Re: Warning for NEWBIES to this board » fires, posted by jerrympls on December 22, 2005, at 1:53:24
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> > Even when I told my previous pdoc that I was aware of what you stated, she told me to avoid all internet sites like this one. She said there's just too much misinformation and too much negativity re: meds.
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> I strongly feel that sites like this are VERY VERY helpful for a certain population of the mentally ill - IF they heed any and all disclaimers (especially on this board). For example, I would never increase my Lexapro just because another poster said that 30mg of Lexapro worked better for her than 20mg. Instead, I would talk to my doc and say "I've read that for some people a higher dosage of Lexapro works better - do you think this may be something to consider for me?"
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> I do not agree with your doctor when she says to avoid any and all internet sites like this one. The doctor, if a good one, should be advocating patient education not supressing it.
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> That's my 2 cents.
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> JerryI understand your point regarding doses.
The pdoc who made the comment is now Chief Resident of outpatient treatment at a major university. She made some critical mistakes regarding my care.
In spite of the disclaimers here, I'm baffled why some posters ask if anyone had a good experience with _______ med. The med would not be available if some people didn't have good responses. Are they hoping that a sufficiently large number of people will respond so that they can come up some kind of consensus?
When I was taking Effexor, I have to admit that I was somewhat concerned about the seemingly endless posts regarding the bad reactions to it. Also, folks who don't know better might come to the false conclusion that Effexor causes extreme discontinuation effects in most patients, when severe discontinuation symptoms to Effexor are relatively rare.
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